Up officials don’t respect orders: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it has become a routine affair that Uttar Pradesh officials are approaching it against the Allahabad High Court orders and they do not respect orders of the court.

The observation was made by a bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana when a counsel sought an urgent hearing of a plea of a senior IAS officer and Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) against the issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) by the Allahabad High Court in a contempt case related to a land acquisition matter. The high court order had come as the officer could not appear before it in time. The non-bailable warrants have been issued against a woman IAS officer for late appearance, a lawyer said.